I agree it's silly to start to push iPad as either a MacBook or a PC or iMac replacement, or whatever at least until they have a desktop standard OS such as OSX however customers new to an iPad want the newest tech if it's within their means, and sorry, but it's clearly superior to an iPad Air 2 even if it's no laptop / desktop replacement.
Why on earth would I pull out my phone to take pictures to add into my iPad workflow? My DSLR takes better pictures than my phone, why would I use my phone when I have my camera? Why wouldn't I just use my phone when an opportunity arises as I am walking down the street? Tools for the job and all that...
Just because Apple is selling doesn't mean one needs to buy it. People already had the parts to laptop up their iPads if they wanted. An iPad can still unabashedly be an iPad.
Absolutely this! This is why the Air2 is in the product lineup. Congratulations on your new device.
Good plan. I upgraded from an Air 1. Although the speed, sound, and camera upgrades are noticeable, they are not a transformative experience. The Air 1 is still a very respectable device, it is smart not to upgrade for the sake of upgrading, IMO.
Thinking about it, I also have every iPad except the Air2. They all, even the original, still get used by the family. Maybe just as a media player/web browser, solitaire machine, but still. To my way of thinking, each had a significant reason to upgrade, except for the Air 2 IMHO. I kind of wonder how the people that went from an Air 1 to an Air 2 (elsewhere in this thread) can possibly feel short shrifted on going from an Air 2 to a 9.7 pro? To my eyes, they have the same degree of feature separation. -shrug-
Oh, so now the problem is that Apple is using marketing to sell its products. Since their marketing is irresistible that is equivalent to forcing people to buy their stuff. I guess the next thing you object to is that actually charge people something for their products. With so much money in the bank they really wouldn't need to do so.
You are flexing your iPad more merely by picking it up from one corner. If you actually tried it, you would realise that you don't have to press very much for this to work. It'll be well within the range of pressure you would feel comfortable to apply. By all means, don't press harder than you feel is safe, my point is that you won't have to press harder than that to achieve the effect I had described.Or do not try this at home
Price rise makes difference, I do agree that jump from air1 to air2 is comparable to the one from air2 to pro - actually, pro is air3 in my eyes. But u could get air2 for former air1 price whereas pro is more expensive as air2 used to be.. Apple just used pro name to rise price, and that us what makes some people to not upgr from air2 to pro..
I second that!!
Yes There are heavy and graphic intensive games like the Grand Theft Auto games, Gangster Vegas, Asphalt 8, Modern Combat 5: Blackout, Dead Trigger 2, Assassin's Creed and all so some apps like Pinnacle Studio, Photoshop Touch, Pixelmator, Procreate and more are pushing the A8X chip in the iPad Air 2 to it's limits!!
Maybe you did not think there was no app or game that is not putting stress on the A8X chip in the iPad Air 2 at the moment yet but there is as I mentioned above and I thought I just correct you on this..
I think you started the melodramatic touch by claiming that the iPad is needing accessories.
And the full potential of previous (9.7") iPads did not require a KB? Why do I feel judged for buying something and then not using it to its full potential? Next thing you'll chide camera manufacturers because they offer interchangeable lenses for (some) of the cameras. Because to use the full potential of those cameras, you need to buy all the lenses they have on offer. That seems to be a (financially) far more egregious misdemeanour.
Maybe I just wanted to have a larger screen (and 4 GB of RAM and something faster than an A5)? But you seem to have decided already that everybody that buys a pencil-ready tablet and then doesn't use a pencil is poser who buys stuffs just because she or he has too much money. Do you apply the same judgement to people who buy an interchangeable lens camera and then only use a handful of lenses with it?
There is plenty of content creation that does not involve a pencil. Those that need a pencil deal with it, those that don't need it for their type of work aren't bothered at all by Apple offering a pencil.
Exactly my thoughts, the Fall 12.9" iPad pro is going to be perfect- A10x chip, 4 gigs of RAM, 12MP iSight Camera, 5MP Front Camera, USB 3.0 Lightning Port, TrueTone Display. Will be an absolutely perfect device! Now that I will get on Black Friday lol
I guess it's accepted that if you have an Air 2, then they'll be a better upgrade worth holding out for. If you're a new user to iPad like me, it's the one to go for. It was the one I was holding out for.
